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Renfield

#39460
January 29, 2009, 06:24:51 PM
Quote from: karlhenning on January 29, 2009, 08:04:10 AM
Splendid!  I'm among the contrarians who actually enjoy many of Haitink's recordings in this set  ;)

Karl, I posed the question (somewhat obliquely) in the Purchases thread: what should I be listening for, in Haitink's Shostakovich?

Or more accurately, what should I be excited about finding, in Haitink's Shostakovich? ;)

mahler10th

#39461
January 29, 2009, 07:31:06 PM
Quote from: mn dave on January 29, 2009, 09:32:49 AM
bach cello suites

Would they Suites be the recent release of Torleif Thedeen doing Bachs Suites for Solo Cello?  Those suites are a great caper.  Torleif's playing is resonant and meaningful, but a bit more stylistic in execution than expected.  The BIS didgital recording is bang on depth and clarity.  Much as I like it, I think it needs a straighter edge to 'sound' more like Bach.
But the best Bach is HIP Bach.

Dancing Divertimentian

#39462
January 29, 2009, 08:10:42 PM Last Edit: January 29, 2009, 08:12:13 PM by donwyn
Op.12, No.1. The spontaneity is amazing yet everything is under complete control.


Veit Bach-a baker who found his greatest pleasure in a little cittern which he took with him even into the mill and played while the grinding was going on. In this way he had a chance to have the rhythm drilled into him. And this was the beginning of a musical inclination in his descendants. JS Bach

Peregrine

#39463
January 29, 2009, 11:05:23 PM


Yes, we have no bananas

Wanderer

#39464
January 30, 2009, 12:00:25 AM
Janáček: Taras Bulba (Rundfunk-SO Berlin/Rögner).
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 7 (Finnish Radio SO/Saraste).

Quote from: donwyn on January 29, 2009, 08:10:42 PM
Op.12, No.1. The spontaneity is amazing yet everything is under complete control.

Argerich and Kremer in Beethoven, a match made in heaven.  0:)

Subotnick

#39465
January 30, 2009, 01:19:21 AM
Morning!

I can't seem to get enough of these 2 discs lately. A perfect start to a not so perfect day.


val

#39466
January 30, 2009, 01:29:26 AM
LUTOSLAWSKI:    Symphony n. 3                  / Los Angeles Orchestra, Salonen

The 3rd Symphony is, to me, Lutoslawski absolute masterpiece. This version, very subtle, shows the quality of L A Orchestra, in special the strings.

Subotnick

#39467
January 30, 2009, 01:44:13 AM


This recording is new to me. The Creation isn't. The only version I've heard previously is Simon Rattle's with the CBSO and Arlene Auger. I liked it, but felt that something was missing. This is the first step on my quest to find out what!  ;D

Drasko

#39468
January 30, 2009, 04:29:36 AM


If I were making some sort of 'best disc of previous year' list, this would be near (or at) the very top.

George

#39469
January 30, 2009, 04:39:23 AM Last Edit: January 30, 2009, 09:14:16 AM by Que

Opus106

#39470
January 30, 2009, 05:42:16 AM
Quote from: ChamberNut on January 29, 2009, 09:29:57 AM
Smetana

String Quartet No. 1 in E minor From My Life
Added it to the wish-list a couple of weeks ago. A re-discovery... kind of.

Quote from: karlhenning on January 29, 2009, 11:31:14 AM
Barber
Agnus Dei
Robert Shaw Festival Singers

This is a choral adaptation of the string Adagio . . . I'm not crazy about it as a choral piece.

I was actually introduced to this work via the choral version. A bit more haunting than the SQ.


Thread Duty:
Suessmayr, F. X.
Divertimento in C for string trio
Concilium Musicum Vienna
Regards,
Navneeth

Harry

#39471
January 30, 2009, 06:35:37 AM
Mikis Theodorakis.

"Passion of the Sadduccees".
Cantata for Tenor, Baritone, Bass, Speaker, Choir & Orchestra.
Rundfunkchor Berlin, Berliner SO, Hans Peter Frank.

A outstanding and intriguing work.

jwinter

#39472
January 30, 2009, 06:54:31 AM


Honestly, I never thought I'd find anybody to surpass Rubinstein in the Nocturnes, after trying Arrau, Francois, Ashkenazy, Barenboim, Ohlsson, etc., but Mr. Moravec may well have done it.  I listened to this late last night (when else?) for the first time; I will give it another spin in the bright light of day to see how it fairs.  On first listen though, I must admit, he completely blew me away.  Marvellous stuff.
The man that hath no music in himself,
Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds,
Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils.
The motions of his spirit are dull as night,
And his affections dark as Erebus.
Let no such man be trusted.

-- William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice

mahler10th

#39473
January 30, 2009, 07:02:35 AM
Quote from: val on January 30, 2009, 01:29:26 AM
LUTOSLAWSKI:    Symphony n. 3                  / Los Angeles Orchestra, Salonen

The 3rd Symphony is, to me, Lutoslawski absolute masterpiece. This version, very subtle, shows the quality of L A Orchestra, in special the strings.

Yes, one of my favourite takes on Lutoslawski and his fantastically mind scrambling third - the mind scrambling, mind you, is perfectly arranged, and beautifully played, and one emerges from this Symphony wondering what just happened there.

mahler10th

#39474
January 30, 2009, 07:06:03 AM
Highly recommended.  For anyone who wants to hear massive orchestral forces at magnificent work.

Keemun

#39475
January 30, 2009, 07:24:35 AM
Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life. - Ludwig van Beethoven

Opus106

#39476
January 30, 2009, 07:32:40 AM
Bruckner 9 was something I was planning to listen to, but I then settled for something lighter.

I think I have heard this before and remember liking it. The music, that is.

Mahler
Rückert Lieder
Jennifer Larmore/Vienna Philharmonic/Riccardo Muti

Performed live at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw. May 1995.

Regards,
Navneeth

George

#39477
January 30, 2009, 07:39:19 AM
Quote from: jwinter on January 30, 2009, 06:54:31 AM
Honestly, I never thought I'd find anybody to surpass Rubinstein in the Nocturnes, after trying Arrau, Francois, Ashkenazy, Barenboim, Ohlsson, etc., but Mr. Moravec may well have done it. 

Which Rubinstein do you like?

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I listened to this late last night (when else?)
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I agree. I love the Nocturnes lat at night.  8)



ChamberNut

#39478
January 30, 2009, 08:04:41 AM
Franck

Piano Quintet in F minor

Ludwig Quartet
Michael Levinas, piano
Naxos

ChamberNut

#39479
January 30, 2009, 08:05:21 AM
Chausson

String Quartet in C minor, Op. 35

Ludwig Quartet
Naxos
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